St Wilfrid's Gateway the Priory Gatehouse is a Grade I listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 October 1951. Gatehouse.
St Wilfrid's Gateway the Priory Gatehouse
- WRENN ID
- leaning-gable-woodpecker
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 October 1951
- Type
- Gatehouse
- Address
- St Wilfrid's Gateway the Priory Gatehouse, Cowgarth, Hexham
- OS grid reference
- NY 935 642
- Coordinates
- 54.97238, -2.10305
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
St Wilfrid's Gateway, also known as The Priory Gatehouse, dates back to around 1160. Originally a two-storey ashlar gatehouse, it has been altered to feature a three-bay arched gateway. The upper storey and vaults were removed in the early 19th century for a more picturesque appearance, although some wall ribs and corbels still remain. The gateway features round arches that span the road, with piers located at the first bay from the north. The structure is scheduled as an ancient monument. The Priory Gatehouse, along with No 3 Church Row and Nos 2 to 6 (even) Market Street, forms a group, with Nos 2 and 8 to 16 (even) Market Street also being of local interest.
Local climate
St Wilfrid's Gateway the Priory Gatehouse receives an average of 920 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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